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| Continent Egypt is part of |
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| Body of water into which Egypt's major river empties |
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| Region formed by the mouth of Egypt's major river |
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| Type of land that bordered Egypt's river valley |
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| Colossal statue of a crouching lion with a human head |
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| Largest of the Egyptian kings' tombs |
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| Ancient kingdom of southern Egypt |
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| Ancient kingdom of northern Egypt |
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| New Kingdom capital city in central Egypt |
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| Series of great waterfalls in Egypt's major river |
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| Site of the Great Pyramid, plus other pyramids |
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| Land to the south that became part of Egypt during the empire |
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| Type of resource scarce in Egypt, usually traded for |
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| This kept many Egyptian manuscripts and artifacts preserved for centuries |
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| Body of water on Egypt's eastern boundary |
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| Total length of Egypt's major river |
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| Two Middle Eastern areas that became part of Egypt's empire during the New Kingdom |
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| Land that joined Egypt with western Asia |
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| Capital of the Old Kingdom |
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| Great center for advanced study |
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| New capital city established by Ikhnaton |
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| Religious status of the Egyptian ruler |
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| Tombs built to house the deathless rulers |
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| This process preserved bodies for the afterlife |
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| Buildings constructed to honor gods, especially Amon-Re |
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| God of the underworld; personification of the Nile |
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| Fertility goddess wife of Osiris |
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| New single god decreed by Ikhnaton |
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| Collection of magic spells to help achieve life after death |
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| Pharaohs' burial places during the Middle Kingdom |
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| Each god's symbol, revered and mummified |
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| Major preoccupation of Egyptian religion |
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| Son of Re, also of Osiris and Isis |
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| Where all the pyramids were built |
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| Monster that devoured sinful souls |
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| Device used by god Osiris to judge a soul |
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| Belief in a number of gods |
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| A sacred bull worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
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| Boy-king whose unopened tomb was discovered in C.E. 1922 |
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| Hereditary groups who took some power away from Egyptian rulers |
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| Type of marriage practiced by Egyptian rulers |
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| A series of rulers from a single family; ancient Egypt had 31 of these over 2600 years |
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| Ruler who united northern and southern Egypt in 3000 B.C.E. |
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| New name of the ruler who established belief in a single god |
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| Wife and sister of Ikhnaton |
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| Last strong ruler of ancient Egypt |
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| First era of ancient Egyptian history the Pyramid Age |
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| Second era of ancient Egyptian history |
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| Third era of ancient Egyptian history; a period of conquest |
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| Leader who conquered Egypt in 332 B.C.E. |
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| Original owner of all Egyptian land |
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| King entombed in the Great Pyramid |
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| Man who discovered King Tut's tomb |
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| Prince who drove out the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom |
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| Female ruler who expanded trade and public building |
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| Ruler who expanded Egyptian ruler into Syria and Palestine |
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| Southern Kingdom that ruled Egypt from 750 to 670 B.C.E. |
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| Asian people who ruled Egypt from 1700 B.C.E to 1600 B.C.E. |
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| People who conquered Egypt in 670 B.C.E. |
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| Ancient Egyptian system of writing |
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| Paperlike Egyptian writing material |
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| Artifact that showed how to decipher Egyptian writing |
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| Economic basis of Egyptian power and wealth |
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| Source of wealth for Egypt in addition to agriculture |
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| Healing science in which Egyptians became proficient |
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| centers of government and religion |
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| Material Egyptians used to write with |
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| Building material of Egyptian villagers |
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| Animal introduced to Egypt by the invading Hyksos |
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| Hereditary writing and recordkeeping professional |
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| Time of year when the river flood began |
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| Mathematical skill developed by the Egyptians outside the city |
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| Type of calendar developed by Egyptians |
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| Important crop in both ancient and modern Egypt |
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| Devices used to build the pyramids |
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| Home of wealthy Egyptians outside the city |
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| Storage buildings for grain from good harvests |
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| The two building materials for the pyramids |
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| Approximate number of pyramids built |
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